American Relief Efforts in Russia Face Release Conditions
American relief officials in Riga report Americans in Russia are effectively prisoners. Charles R. Crane, former U S minister to China, arrived to join talks with Lyman Brown on relief plans. Litvinov said notifying all Americans would be hard but not deportation is required. Decisions on withholdings hinge on U S State Department stance.
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United Press
Riga
Aus
Russia
Gisbes KU ‘Crane
China
Crane
United States
Soviet Republic
Welter Lyman Brown
American Commission
Boris Litvinos
Litvinov
Brown
Charles R. Crane
Grane
Peking
Moscow
Nikolai Lenin
Associated Press
Reval
Siberia
Soviet Russia
Evan T.J. Youns
American State Department
Walter L. Browne
American Relief Administration
Storry
Jane 1
Watt
Petrograd
Rerai
Nikolai Lenine
sCrane
Chita
Far Eastern Republic
Baron Michael Angela Stercberg
Antibolshevik
Duriei
Rane
Ernest C.J & Wilton
Ietvia
Berlin
Prague
Richard Crane
Amerita
Czecho-Slovakia
Walter L. Brown
Maxim Litvinov
Yesterdar
Mr. Brown
MM. Litvinoff
Thoroly
M. Litvinofi
Ang
State Department
Washington
Beck Funeral set for Sacred Heart Saturday
Funeral services for George P. Beck sr. will be Saturday at 13 a.m. at Sacred Heart church with Rev. J. M. Molloy officiating. Burial follows in Calvary. Mrs. M. M. Bezold of Cheyenne is to arrive, and sons George P. Beck Jr. of Long Beach and J. P. Beck of Petaluma are expected. Mrs. Beck, formerly Miss Albertina Schuler, preceded him in death June 19, 1916.
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George P. Beck, Sr
Jefferson Street
Sacred Heartschurch
J. M. Molloy
Calvary
M. M. Bezold
Cheyenne
Wro
Mr. Beck
George P. Beck, Jr
Long Beach
J. P. Beck
Petaluma
Cal
Beck
Albertina Schuler
No Woman in Mason Case Says Son Was Amnesiac
WG Mason of Missouri Valley Iowa denies a woman’s involvement after his son Roland Mason of Idaho Falls Idaho vanished. The car wrecked near Ogden Utah Aug 2 left him amnesiac for a week. Mason claims the accounts are in order and a head injury caused the memory loss.
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United Press
Denver
Collo
Roland Mason
Idaho Falls
Ida
WG. Mason
Missouri Valley
Weber River
Ogden
Utah
Mason
12 Year Old Girl Sues for Custody Across States
A Chicago court faces a custody dispute over Hazel Howe, a 12 year old girl, with conflicting rulings. William Howe won custody in Montana in 1915, while Mrs. Howe won divorce and custody in Pontiac, Michigan, later allegedly kidnapping the child. The girl remains with Cook County authorities until a third court rules.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hazel Howe
William Howe
Montana
Pontiac
Clingis
26 Powerboats on River at Buffalo Ready for Races
Twenty six American and Canadian powerboats gathered on the Niagara river course for the opening of the international powerboat race and the Fisher Allison $5,000 gold cup for North America’s displacement boat title. Entrants include Miss Chicago Miss Toronto Orlo II Orlo III Aye Aye Sir Rosita Miss Sterling Get Ir Tl Sea Horse Vacuum Miss Liberty II and Bick Lact among others.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
Niagara River
North America
Miss Chicago
Chicago
Miss Toronto
Toronto
Babr-Dorris
Hamilton
Adieu
Orlo II
Orlo III
New York
Aye Aye Sir
Miami
Miss Sterling
Rosita
Milwaukee
Get. Ir
Insurgent Woodmen Planning New Order Missouri Chartered
Insurgent Woodmen prepare to charter a new group named Order of Perfected Woodcraft with Sedalia headquarters Missouri officials expect the move to be contested by the Woodmen hierarchy led by sovereign commander W A Frazier. Orson Stiles called the plan unlikely to succeed.
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Insurgent Woodmen
New Order
Missouri
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Woodmen of
Order of
Sedalia
T. S. Paterson
Woodmen
W. A. Frazier
Orson Stiles
Frazier
Farm Loan Bonds At 51 Percent Interest
The federal farm loan board plans a new bond issue of 40 million to 350 million dollars with interest around five percent. A bill increasing the rate from five to five and a half percent was enacted this week.
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Associated Preas
Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Loan Board
Treasury Department
Boundary report on Silesia due today
Experts under the supreme allied council work to fix the frontier between Poland and Germany in Upper Silesia. After delays they prepared the results of their probes and hoped to present a completed report to the council in the late afternoon session.
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Prast
Paris
Supreme Allied Council
Poland
Germany
Upper Silesia
Canadian town devastated by blaze in Quebec
Ottawa August 11 report says a large portion of Aylmer Quebec was in ruins with about 125 families homeless. D Fortier a grocer, 58, perished in his shop. Provisions were being sent from here and from Hull Quebec to aid the town.
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United Preasy
Ottawa
Aylmer
Quebec
D. Fortier
Hare
Hull
Gas Company Reports 1920 Net Income and Depreciation
Citizens Gas and Electric Co reports for the year ending July 31 1920 a net income of 64444 20 after rates. After 1 per cent depreciation the company shows a 34993 75 loss against a 7 per cent interest requirement. Gas usage totaled 30625890 cubic feet with sales of 488135 94 and miscellaneous revenue of 8036 32. Operating expenses reached 400584 09 plus 31243 87 depreciation for a total of 437728 08.
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Citizens Gas & Electric. Co
Austin ‘Art
Tay- Meni
Burt
Waterloo
Cuble
City in Brief watch for glasses and visits up to date
The city notes numerous residents traveling and visiting relatives including Mrs. Herbert Marshall in Des Moines and Mrs. J. J. Kief heading to Council Bluffs. Others visit Cedar Rapids Madison and Chicago while locals attend weddings and a baby contest. A court restrains building excavations at Lafayette Building property.
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Herbert Marshall
Des Moines
William Bates
Katheryn Bates
Madison
Wis
J. J. Kief
Council Blois
John Wilhelm
Atlantic City
N. J
F. J. Fowler
Bemidji, Jenkins
Minnesota
Open sessions urged for disarmament conference agenda
Formal bids for disarming parley dispatched today as Great Britain France Italy Japan and China receive invitations for an Armistice Day conference in Washington. The state department expects broad participation and outlines housing, building, and budget needs with Dawes to approve costs. A separate push by Senators Johnson Borah Reed and la Follette advocates open sessions, signaling a split over administration support and public access.
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Associated Press
Washington,d. C
Great Britain
France
Itay
Japan
China
Washington, D. C
State Department
Dawes
United Press
Hiram Johnson
Borab
Reed
la Follette
Senate
Priest Murdered at Grave's Edge by Lone Kidnapper
A kidnapped priest is found murdered at a shallow grave after widespread search across the country south of San Francisco. Authorities plan to exhume the site at daylight to recover the body and pursue the ransom case.
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Grave's Edge
San Francisco
Padre
Sandstorm Veterans Plan Omaha Reunion This Fall
Ralph Alexander of Waterloo and Hudson veterans of the Thirty fourth Sandstorm division plan to attend the Omaha reunion September 19 20 and 21. This marks the first gathering of the division since the war.
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Ralph Alexander
Waterloo
Hudson
Omaha
Congress Deliberates Tax Revision and Budget Issues
The report notes committee work on tax revision and Ways and Means money matters. Judiciary discusses Edmonds bill to shield government claims from prosecution by former officials and employers. Interstate commerce weighs railroad finance and rent profiteering. Alaska governance and Interior oversight on deck. American animation plan reviewed by Finance.
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Edmond
Interstate Commerce Committee
Davis
Territories Committee
Alaska
Interior Department
Minance
Weather Helped Grand Rapids Baseball Postponed Games
Rain cured the local Central League club of action in Grand Rapids on August 11. It was the first rainout here since the 1913 season, with 13 games canceled or postponed as a result.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Johnston Defeats Richards In Tennis Singles
William M. Johnston of San Francisco, former national champion, defeated Vincent Richards of New York, national junior champion, in the semifinal round of the singles today with scores 6 2 6 2 6 2. Alta Mae Shepherd sues Benjamin F. Shepherd for divorce custody of an adopted daughter 15 months old and temporary alimony of 10 dollars a week. She seeks that household goods be decreed to her and an injunction to restrain molestation.
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Associated Press
Seabright
N. J3
William M. Johnston
San Francisco
Vincent Richards
New York
Alta Mae Shepherd
Benjamin F. Shepherd
Jing
Hommes Chevaux Initiation Rites in Dubuque
Members from Waterloo and Hudson joined Le Societe des 40 Hommes et Chevaux in Dubuque for initiation ceremonies. Key figures from Berker Chapman Post and Gibson Mueller Post attended as Hudson delegates traveled by auto. The program started at 4 PM with a meeting, and Chow served at 6 while the initiation proceeded.
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Waterloo
Hudson
le Societe Des 40 Hommes Et Chevaux
Dubuque
Dave Murphy
American Legion
Berker- Chapman Post
Waterloo Voiture
A. R. Scheel
R. E. Netcott
J. A. Reser
L. L. Cross
Will Stewart
Frank Gutknecht
H Mec-Dowell
Gibson-Mueller Post
Dun Duque
Chow
State College Grads Get Army Commissions
Ames Iowa Aug 13 Three Iowa State College engineers passed recent examinations for second lieutenants in the regular army with a good grade enabling branch selection Col Pearl M Shaffer head of the military department at the college said Among 28 qualified of 42 who took the tests the Iowa State men were David A Morris Washington to the corps of engineers Charles E McKelvey Des Moines second lieutenant chemical warfare service and Harold G Laude Dubuque second lieutenant coast artillery corps A further examination is scheduled for Aug 23 for all branches and interested college men may obtain information from the military department at Iowa State College
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Ames
State College Engineers
Pearl M. Shaffer
M Military Department
Iowa State
David A. Morris
Washlington
Corps of Engineers
Charles E. McKelvey
Des Moines
Chemical Warfare Service
Harold G. Laude
Dubuque
Coast Artillery Corps
Military Department
Iowa State College
Last Honors Paid to Richard Holmes Pioneer of County
Funeral services for Richard Holmes a pioneer farmer banker and businessman were held at 3 p m from the home on Fourth Street West. Rev Clyde J Askins longtime First Baptist pastor officiated. Pallbearers were nephews George F Johnson John J Holmes Stewart Holmes James Ehret Howard Holmes and Richard Holmes. Relatives from Des Moines Osage Eagle Grove and Omaha attended. The Holmes firm was Holmes Vaughan not Holmes and James R Vaughan was the related partner.
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Richard Holmes
Fourth Street West
Clyde J. Askins
First Baptist Church
A Askins
Milinois
George F. Johnson
Lincoln Township
John J. Holmes
Hudson
Stewart Holmes
Cedar Rapids
Osage
James Ehret
Eagle Grove
Elizabeth Hibbard
Des Moines
C. D. Ruggles
Columbus
Grace Holmes
Omaba
Neb
Preacher tarred for discrediting ex service men
In Oskaloosa Iowa a crowd including ex service men abducted itinerant preacher Rev. Wilfond at a tent meeting and tarred him for alleged anti veteran remarks about Americans dead in France. He promised to leave town and was released. police ordered the tent meetings halted amid ongoing anti Wilfond sentiment.
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Associated Press
Oskaloosa
France
W. L. Wikfond
Mr. Wilfond
Mr. Wilfong
AELF
French Cabinet to Confer Over Silesia Dispute
Paris August 11 the French cabinet is summoned to meet tomorrow morning amid the Silesian question after a conference between Premier Edouard Herriot and Premier Georges. No supreme council meeting is planned for tomorrow and a cabinet session was ordered following the talks with Mr George.
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the Associates Press
Paris
Supreme Council
Forgwood
Briend
Lford George
Lexington Firm Reveals Lark Sports Car in Connersville
The Lexington Motor company of Connersville Indiana unveils the Lark, a highly specialized sport car. Powered by the Smsted engine that propelled two Lexington specials to Pike's Peak hill climb titles. Baum McDonald Auto company distributes Lexington cars in Waterloo.
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Lexington Motor Company
Connersville
Ind
Pike's Peak
Baum-McDonald Auto Company
Waterloo
Hold Up Bank Man for Six Thousand Five Hundred
Four bandits in a Cadillac sedan robbed Capital City bank messenger George B. Koppock in Des Moines at 10 a m. Today they escaped with about $6,000 in cash and checks. The crime occurred on a busy business street near city hall and police deployed emergency squads across the area.
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United Press Des
Kennedy Slayers Lured by Vampire Theory in 18 State Case
District Attorney Woolwine seeks indictments in the Kennedy murder case with subpoenas issued for Blanche Rogers and Mrs. A. B. Niles at the Russell hotel and G. M. Haley hotel owner. Dick Parsons, a garageman, testifies he rented a car to Arthur C. Burch the night of the murder as Burch and Madalynne Obenchain are to be called before the grand jury.
Thomaston Seized Vessel Lands 1000 Whisky Cases
Customs officials say the American fishing schooner Thomaston, seized on port regulation suspicions, landed 1000 cases of Scotch whisky in Camden New Jersey. Capt Nippel admitted the transfer to two named men and a guarded warehouse. He claimed Nassau Bahama deal failed and a Bahamas cargo was dragged here, then the Thomaston sailed to Atlantic City after ballast and a health check at Marcus Hook. No arrests reported.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Thomaston
Camden
N. J
Lewis T. Nippel
Nippal
Nassau
Bahama Islands
West End
Bahamas
Delaware Bay
Marcus Hook
Atlantic City
Gen Wood Named Governor General of Philippine Islands
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood has been selected by President Harding for governor general of the Philippines and has indicated willingness to accept the post.
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Gen. Wood
Philippine Islands
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Leonand Wood
Harding
Noe
Philipines
Tax Law Draft Nearing House Action in 1918 Plan
The Associated Press reports the House Ways and Means Committee tentatively agreed on most of the proposed 1918 tax law changes. Aimed at a net annual tax cut of about 555 million dollars, details include higher taxes on excess profits and surtaxes, elimination of certain transportation taxes, and increased exemptions for dependents. Treasury estimates show altered revenue and expenditures, with major reductions planned via unspent departmental balances rather than cutting enacted appropriations. The McNary farm relief bill moved favorably with amendments, while other provisions trimmed the farm finance corporation and trade info efforts. A Japanese bid on prohibition appeared in Diet sessions.
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Associated Pres
Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bronday
Treasury
Hardin
Mellon
Republica
Congress
House Banking Committee
McFadden
Farm Finance Corporation
Iar Finance Corporation
War Finance Corporation
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Commercial Law League of America
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C. O. Gronen
Fifth Street East
St. Francis Hospital
Ricker
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Sioux City
W. O. Coast
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Lafayette Building Company
Charles Werner
Black Hawk Lodge
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